Author

Date of Award:

Document Type:

Degree Name:

Department:

Advisor/Chair:

J. W. Carlson

Abstract

No other forage crop cultivated in the United States can be used in as many ways as alfalfa. The variety of its uses make it a most useful forage crop.

The distribution of alfalfa is world wide and it plays a leading role in the production of livestock and their products. For general feeding of farm animals, alfalfa is unsurpassed. Used for pasture, it has a high capacity, which leads to large gains in grasing animals. If properly rotated and cared for, it adds nitrogen to the soil in a form that is available to plants and thereby increases crop yields. In addition to these assets, alfalfa is a valuable source of essential nutrients and vitamins for livestock.

Recommended Citation

Noyes, John Keith, "Seed and Forage Production in Four Clonal Lines of Alfalfa as Influenced by Lygus Infestation" (1949). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 3934.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/3934